Steph Curry said it was fun' being booed at Super Bowl

OAKLAND — When Stephen Curry’s face was shown on the jumbotron during Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis on Sunday, the crowd wildly booed.

Curry was far from offended, calling that reaction “definitely fun.”

“Yeah, because they were booing Tom Brady the whole game and he obviously represents championship pedigree,” Curry said. “It means you’re doing something right if people hate you.”

After the game, Curry said that the crowd’s reaction came as no surprise to him.

“I was trying to break it down,” Curry said. “There’s about 60 percent Eagles fans, 40 percent Pat fans in there. And obviously being in Minnesota, you’ve got the Boston Celtics fan base, the ‘Trust The Process’ fan base, and you’ve got a team we might play in the playoffs in the Western Conference. So it wasn’t a good look, for sure.”

Minnesota Timberwolves coach Tom Thibodeau received a different reaction from the fans.

“They showed Thibodeau on the screen too, which is hilarious in itself,” Curry said. “He wanted to smile and kind of show some personality, which is good. But he got a little applause. The home crowd showed up for sure.”

Curry is one of the most beloved players in the NBA and received the second-most All-Star votes behind LeBron James. But he’s also used a healthy amount of negativity.

“I get booed everywhere we go on the road,” Curry said. “Dub Nation travels, so it kind of mutes it out a little bit. It definitely made me feel welcome there. It was good.”